ROXAS CITY, Capiz (PIA) -- Various coconut products and by-products were showcased in a Coco Bazaar from August 30 to September 1 at the Robinsons Place here in view of the 36th Coconut Week celebration.

The week-long celebration with the theme “Masaganang Niyogan: Katuwang Tungo sa Maunlad na Kinabukasan” also highlighted the provincial launching of the Coconut Farmers Industry Development Plan (CFID).

“There is a need to invest in facilities and machineries to produce coconut – based products. Rest assured, we are here to support you,” Magbanua stressed.

The PCA has also conducted the trade and investment forum in view of the week-long celebration.

Coconut is the province’s third major high value crop, next to palay and sugarcane.

Meanwhile, Capiz Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (CaPENRO) consultant Glenn Beup, in a social media post, said that the provincial government has allocated funds for the procurement of coconut seeds for planting in 68-hectare upland areas each year.

“We will intensify coconut farming as an alternative livelihood among the farmers and as a contribution to the regreening efforts to mitigate soil erosion and flooding problems,” Beup noted. (JBG/AAL/PIA Capiz)